Signal apparatus for automobiles.



8. W. MILLER.

SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATXON FELED AUG.14.19I6.

1,266,702. Patented May 21, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERL W. MILLER, OF BOISE, IDAHO, ABSIGNOR O BOISE IDAHO I ONE-HALF T0 JOHN D. HEINEN, 0F

SIGNAL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILES Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed Ailguat 14, 1918. Serial No. 114,774.

- n important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, convenient in use, and not liable to derangements.

further object. of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which may be installed upon an automobile without materially altering the construction thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide electrically operated means to illuminute the signal devices, so that the apparatus' may be used at night.

Other objects and advanta es of the invention will be ap arent during the course of the following escription.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like employed to designate like ghout the same,

Figure 1 1s a side elevation of apparatus embodying the invention, showing the same applied to an automobile,

ig. 2- is a front elevation of the same, with parts in section,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the control lever and associated elements, Fig.4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 1-4 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a. side elevation of signaling apparatus, parts being in section,

ig. 6 is an end elevation of the same, and

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view of circuits included inthe invention.

In the drawings, wherein for thepurpdse of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designates an automobile, as a whole, of any'well own or preferred construction. This au- W. MILLER, a

to th tomobile embodies a steering column 11 and a dash 12.

The signaling apparatus comprises a pair of casings 13, w ich are arranged near the opposite ends of tie dash, and secured thereto. It is to be understood that the p be advantageously arranged upon various other parts of the it being preferred however, that the casings 13 be disposed upon or near opposite sides of the automobile. The casings are provided with bearings 14, through whichis journaled a tubular shaft 15. Rigidly. secured to the ends of this shaft are bevel gears 16, arranged within the casings 13, as shown. The tubular shaft 15 is turned by means of a tubular crankl'l', rigidly attached. thereto for a purpose to be described. rovided upon their to the l l'gears 16, and the turning movement of the shaft 15 will-therefore rotate both shafts 19 in the same direction.

,The numeral 21 designates a visual indica'tor or signaling device, preferably in the form of an arrow, which e upper end of the spindle 19. This preferably formed of a section bent suitably stifi' wire 22, and the ends arrow 21 15 of tube 23 passes through a cap 24, and 1s rigidly secured thereto. attached to the tubular s The designates a p ate or strip, arranged within and secured to the frame of the arrow. Secured to the forward end or head of t e arrow isa socket 25, serving to hold an electric bulb 26 in lace. he wires in cluded in the circult bulb, pass through the tubular spindle and tube section 23, and are connected with the bulb through the medium of the socket, as is Well known.

arwardly of the bulb are disposed reis rigidly attached 

